It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6473. | Jan (janlonden) | 97.97 | 93% | 2015-04-27 |
| 6474. | _Atomic*Heartz_ (lewis213) | 97.97 | 97% | 2024-04-14 |
| 6475. | Salmon (pillowend) | 97.97 | 98% | 2021-01-22 |
| 6476. | Sian Dela Cruz (zells1) | 97.96 | 98% | 2024-04-03 |
| 6477. | C (cmroddy) | 97.96 | 94% | 2016-05-14 |
| 6478. | sam (chillfilter) | 97.96 | 99% | 2013-04-29 |
| 6479. | Tony (toekneee) | 97.96 | 97% | 2022-08-31 |
| 6480. | Kendrian (kendrian) | 97.96 | 99% | 2019-05-01 |
| 6481. | Kay (kayyyyz) | 97.95 | 99% | 2024-04-08 |
| 6482. | staticwasabi (staticwasabi) | 97.95 | 97.5% | 2023-12-15 |
| 6483. | Kai (cheongengkai) | 97.95 | 98% | 2024-02-04 |
| 6484. | 11fingers (agent_m) | 97.95 | 97% | 2023-03-03 |
| 6485. | Rodrigo (rugoso) | 97.95 | 99% | 2012-04-10 |
| 6486. | Pan (masmas) | 97.95 | 99% | 2012-07-07 |
| 6487. | nancy (wasteoftime) | 97.95 | — | 2010-09-06 |
| 6488. | Angel (angel_j) | 97.95 | 97% | 2017-02-19 |
| 6489. | Pirapat (pirapatqwe) | 97.94 | 93% | 2015-03-13 |
| 6490. | Superhero25e (green_01) | 97.94 | 97.6% | 2024-04-19 |
| 6491. | medici (everlastingcorevalues) | 97.94 | 97% | 2020-06-10 |
| 6492. | Jamison (y4mz) | 97.94 | 97% | 2017-11-20 |
| 6493. | 130wpm (200wpm_goal) | 97.93 | 97% | 2024-08-31 |
| 6494. | quackeda (quackeda) | 97.93 | 97% | 2021-08-02 |
| 6495. | asdfasdf (dfjsfsfdgsgdfg) | 97.93 | 100% | 2019-01-21 |
| 6496. | THE (brahma) | 97.93 | — | 2010-09-13 |
| 6497. | (spireonthemoor) | 97.92 | 97.5% | 2024-01-28 |
| 6498. | Lightningbulb (lightningbulb) | 97.92 | 97.5% | 2024-03-28 |
| 6499. | Mr (noxerp) | 97.92 | 97% | 2024-04-02 |
| 6500. | Michael (m22266) | 97.92 | 96.9% | 2024-01-19 |
| 6501. | Pretzel (pretzeloptician) | 97.92 | 98% | 2024-06-06 |
| 6502. | rico (ricog2) | 97.92 | 96.9% | 2021-01-30 |
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| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |